Publications by authors named "Beverly Laksana"
Article Synopsis
- * New tobacco control services were introduced, including motivational counseling, clinician champions, and a patient-centered program called Personalized Pathways to Success (PPS) aimed at improving engagement and outcomes.
- * Results showed increased lung cancer screenings, higher tobacco use assessments, and a notable 27.2% cessation rate, with the PPS program achieving 47% engagement and 38% self-reported abstinence at 3 months, particularly benefiting minority patients.
Background: We designed a process to increase tobacco cessation in an academic center and its widely distributed network community sites using clinical champions to overcome referral barriers.
Methods: In 2020 a needs assessment was performed across the City of Hope Medical Center and its 32 community treatment sites. We reviewed information science strategies to choose elements for our expanded tobacco control plan, focusing on distributed leadership with tobacco cessation champions.